Tonight, Jipsy's First Solo Show "Just As You Were" Opens at Butter Gallery

Jipsy, otherwise known as Nefarious Girl, began documenting the world around her as a child on her trusty Fred Flinstone camera. Since then, she's taken thousands of photos of Miami's club and bar scenes and produced a huge, unique, and valuable body of memories.

"Just As You Were" is her first solo show. It will be up at Butter Gallery tonight through April 2. What's with the name? Out on the scene, people would look at the camera and strike a pose. Jipsy's mantra became, "Just as you were."

Her love of the craft is apparent. "I think it's kind of magical, you stop and freeze the moment," she said. This Miami-based photojournalist wants it to be clear though that she doesn't consider herself an artist. She is, however, a successful photographer whose keen eye, candid photos, and huge archives have influenced a new generation of Miami photographers.

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Expect some NSFW material, but nothing too nuts. Though she's avoiding nudity at the show, there will be some privates on display. "People tend to flash me," she said. But added that she knows how vulnerable everyone is when they're out and drunk. Her success in part comes from being respectful and thoughtful.

As a professional photographer, she's worked for Miami New Times (look for her weekly street fashion series) and her work has been featured in publications such as Spin, Black Book, Inked, NBC Miami, and Ocean Drive.

The opening reception takes place on March 8 from 7 to 10 p.m. and you can see her work during the March art walk on the 12th at Butter Gallery (2303 NW Second Avenue, Miami). Contact 305-303-6254 or visit ButterGallery.com.

Wearing a “beard” she made out of cotton balls and a manila folder, Liz Tracy once introduced herself to Rick Ross as Rick Ross. When she’s not writing articles about the Bawse or the Boss, she’s penning grants at Pérez Art Museum Miami. Liz has her master’s degree in religion from Florida State University. She taught classes on public policy at Florida International University and new media journalism at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami. Around 2007, Liz figured out that the internet was a wonderful place to express her unpopular opinions, so she established the websites Miami, Bro and the Heat Lightning. She has since written for publications and outlets such as Miami New Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Ocean Drive, the Huffington Post, NBC Miami, Time Out Miami, Insomniac, the Daily Dot, and the Atlantic. Liz spent three years as New Times Broward-Palm Beach’s music editor, was the weekend news editor at Inverse, and is currently the managing editor at Tom Tom Magazine. You may have seen her as the interviewer in the viral video “Butt Hole Tattoo Girl” that was featured on Real Time with Bill Maher, MTV, and Comedy Central.